Cushion for a headrest and method for its manufacture
AssigneeGrammer AG
InventorSteve Kober
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Abstract
A headrest for a motor vehicle has a head box which has a front side turned towards a passenger and a rear side turned away from the passenger. A cushion surrounds the head box at least on its front side and its rear side. A cover surrounds the cushion. The cushion is constructed in two parts and forms a front cushion half and a rear cushion half. Both cushion halves are joined to each other by an integral hinge. The rear cushion half has an inner surface corresponding to the contour of the rear side of the head box and the front cushion half has an inner surface corresponding to the contour of the front side of the head box.
Claims13
A headrest (10) for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a head box (17) with a front side (V) turned towards a passenger and a rear side (R) turned away from the passenger;
- a cushion (14) made of a cushion material which surrounds at least on the front side (V) and the rear side (R) of the head box (17);
- and
- a cover which surrounds the cushion (14),
- wherein the cushion (14) is constructed in two parts and has a front cushion half (19) and a rear cushion half (20),
- wherein the front cushion half (19) is joined to the rear cushion half (20) by an integral hinge(S),
- wherein the rear cushion half (20) has an inner surface (22) corresponding to a contour of the rear side (R) of the head box (17), and
- wherein the front cushion half (19) has an inner surface (21) corresponding to a contour of the front side (V) of the head box (17).
A method for producing a cushion (14) for arrangement on a head box (17) of a motor vehicle headrest (10), comprising:
- a) producing a nonwoven material (15);
- b) placing the nonwoven material (15) in a mould (11) consisting of two mould parts (12, 13), a mould cavity of which mould corresponds to a shape of the cushion (14) to be produced;
- c) closing the mould (11) and pressing the nonwoven material (15) while applying heat to give a desired cushion shape;
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- d) removing the nonwoven material (15) shaped into the cushion from the mould.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.